“Mag-ingat kayo sa mga Manobo. Hindi edukado ‘yan. Lolokohin lang kayo ng mga ‘yan.” Iyan ang unang babalang natanggap namin sa muling pagtungtong namin sa Mindanao ngayong Agosto. Isang pa-retirong guro sa bayan ng Hinatuan ang nagpabatid sa amin nito — ang mga Manobo’y wala raw pinag-aralan at mga mandurugas. Hindi raw sila dapat pagkatiwalaan sa aming…
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The Unseen War of the Lumads Against Climate Change
Our indigenous people are waging wars on numerous fronts. It’s bad enough that many of the Lumads of Mindanao are fighting for the right to live, but some are also fighting an enemy that is both faceless and relentless: climate change. Take the Lumads of San Francisco, Agusan del Sur, for example. Dry spells in…
A Tribute to Visayas and Mindanao
It was the hottest time of day inside a rickety bus last April that I think I fell in love with Visayas. My skin was dark and burnt, having spent the last four days on polar ends of Cebu, and my forehead was dripping wet with sweat as we made our way from the Remegio…
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